The Water-Babies - A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby - Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson (eBook)

Charles Kingsley (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
346 Seiten
Read Books Ltd. (Verlag)
978-1-5287-8289-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Charles Kingsley's classic, The Water Babies, was extremely popular in England, and was a mainstay of British children's literature for many decades. This classic fairy tale, originally published in 1915, contains eight incredible colour illustrations and many beautiful and intricate black and white drawings by W. Heath Robinson.

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Charles Kingsley’s classic, The Water Babies, was extremely popular in England, and was a mainstay of British children's literature for many decades. It tells the story of a young chimney sweep, Tom, who drowns in a river and is turned into a ‘water-baby’. Tom then embarks on a series of adventures and lessons underwater, and meets characters such as the major spiritual leaders of the water world, Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby, Mrs. Bedonebyasyoudid, and Mother Carey.

This classic fairy tale, originally published in 1915, contains eight incredible colour illustrations and many beautiful and intricate black and white drawings by W. Heath Robinson. An English cartoonist and illustrator, best known for drawings of ridiculously complicated machines – for achieving deceptively simple objectives. Such was (and is) his fame, that the term ‘Heath Robinson’ entered the English language during the First World War, as a description of any unnecessarily complex and implausible contrivance.

Pook Press publishes rare and vintage Golden Age illustrated books, in high-quality colour editions, so that the masterful artwork and story-telling can continue to delight both young and old.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.5.2022
• Illustrationen: W. Heath Robinson
• Zusatzinfo: Colour
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Kinderbücher bis 11 Jahre
• Schlagworte: beautiful mythology legends classical series 7 8 9 • beautiful vintage art • childhood favourite • childhood keepsake adults illustrators anthologies • childrens history • classic british satirical • Classic Child's Fiction • favorite picture kids gift deluxe edition ages 5 6 • golden age illustration • kingsley novels • moral fantasy novel • Mrs Bedonebyasyoudid • Origin of Species • popular original children illustrated fairy tales • read aloud magical golden age illustration art YA • traditional origin bedtime stories collectors set • victorian edition • well known famous grimm endings 4 10 year vintage • Westward Ho! Novel
• ISBN-10: 1-5287-8289-5 / 1528782895
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5287-8289-0 / 9781528782890